And that was his "long run"!
It happens at the 12:50 mark of this rather uncreative video about how to train for a 5k. Is anyone buying this?
And that was his "long run"!
It happens at the 12:50 mark of this rather uncreative video about how to train for a 5k. Is anyone buying this?
Perhaps more egregiously, he proceeds to advise 5k runners that they "never need to run more than 10 miles." This happens right after the Kennedy bit. Wonder what John Kellogg would have to say about that ...
anacondarunner wrote:
https://youtu.be/qwDUGD-NURcAnd that was his "long run"!
It happens at the 12:50 mark of this rather uncreative video about how to train for a 5k. Is anyone buying this?
I´ve got news for you. You can do high mileage without long runs.
He was also freakishly talented. What works for BK won't necessarily work for you.
You should model your training on what he did, not what he didn't do.
For example, if in order to not run more than 12 miles, he never ran less than 10 miles at a time, you really need to know that to get your own training, right.
One can only imagine how good Kennedy would have been if he understood the value of a LONG RUN. (And no, 12 miles is not a long run!!)
Kennedy trained a lot like the Kenyans of the 1990-2000s where the long run for even a Marathoner was 90-minutes. Canova spoke at length about this at his session last year. Kenyans believe 90 minutes of a hard long run on trails, hills, and altitude is sufficient preparation.
My best running 14:00/29:00 came with no long runs in 4 years in college. We ran probably 12 miles as well once every 2-3 weeks, but spent a lot of time on the track and nailing 6-10 milers.
Leirbag wrote:
Canova spoke at length about this at his session last year.
Link?
Granted these are race weeks, not base mileage.
There you have it...
I don't have a link as I did not video tape the session. He referenced Toby Tanser's "Train Hard, Win Easy", which I do have a copy of and all the military camp training schedules top out at 90-min long runs, but they are running 140-160/mile week in some instances, with multiple 90' runs.
beat me to it
Alberto Salazar
10 weeks, average daily mileage is 14.2 miles. Average long run is 13.0 miles. Longest run is 15 miles.
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From that thread a summary from Alberto Salazars training log in 1977
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2472389&page=270 days, 130 sessions
60 doubles
10 singles
21.5% = percentage of individual runs 10 miles or longer (28 out of 130 efforts averaging 11.85 miles, range 10-15 miles)
14.2 miles = avg daily mileage
2.7 miles = stdev
15 miles = mode (28x), 14(11x), 16(7x), 13(5x), 12(5x), 18(4x)
69 = number of AM runs (including Sunday long run)
7.1 miles = avg AM run
6.2 miles = avg AM run (not including long run)
61 = number of PM runs
8.3 miles = avg PM run
9 long runs (13,11,13,14,14,13,15,12,12)
13.0 miles = avg long run
15 miles = longest run. One occurrence.
Long runs = 91% of the avg daily mileage
Long runs = 13.1% of the avg weekly mileage
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FROM THE TODD WILLIAMS TRAINING THREAD
Todd Williams
10 weeks, average daily mileage is 14.2 miles. Average long run is 10.2 miles. Longest run is 12 miles.
10 long runs (12-8-10-10-8-11-12-10-11-10)
10.2 miles = avg long run
12 miles = longest run. One occurrence.
Long runs = 80% of the avg daily mileage
Long runs = 13.4% of the avg weekly mileage
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2277974Weekly mileage for the 10 weeks leading up to 1995 Gate River Run: 110-102-91-86-93-105-105-95-103-106* race week
Specific workouts: Each week I would do a track workout, hill workout and a faster road run, with some samples of those below. For each workout I ran a 3-4 mile warm-up at a sub 6:00 pace, followed by 6-150m strides and a 2 mile warm-down.
Key workouts:
1. 4xmile@4:15 with 3 minutes recovery jogs between each mile
2. Hills – 10x380 meter hill with jog back down for recovery between each
3. 8 x 1000m @2:45 with 200m jog recovery between each 1000m
4. 1600m – 1200m--800m-400m@:60-:61 pace with 400m jog recovery between each
5. 5 miles HARD road run (4:45 pace) then back to the track for 4 x 800m @2:02 – 2:04 with 400m jog recovery
6. 20 x 200m @ :30 with 200m jog recovery
7. 6 mile HARD road run then back to the track for a 4:08 mile
I ran twice a day every day, with my pace on each run never slower than 6 minutes per mile. At the completion of each afternoon run I would do 8 x 150m strides at mile race pace.
Thanks. Well worth reading. Really good sensible training that, if you look at how it's built up gradually, is the sort of stuff that surely thousands of Americans in their early 20's could do?
I'm sure Mr. Latham was trying to use hyperbole to make his point, but as stated he has the facts wrong which never helps your case. In 2004 Kennedy dropped out of the NYC marathon at about the 18 mile mark. So regardless of what Kennedy ran on any other day (which I think is pretty well documented to be more than 12 miles regularly) getting to mile 18 at NYC negates Mr. Latham's statement.
anacondarunner wrote:
https://youtu.be/qwDUGD-NURcAnd that was his "long run"!
It happens at the 12:50 mark of this rather uncreative video about how to train for a 5k. Is anyone buying this?
Anyone else experience AMSR during his lecture? He basically covered everything you ever need to know about training in 15 minutes.
How many/which years did Latham coach Kennedy?
anacondarunner wrote:
https://youtu.be/qwDUGD-NURcAnd that was his "long run"!
It happens at the 12:50 mark of this rather uncreative video about how to train for a 5k. Is anyone buying this?
No surprised at all, BK never saw himself as a long distance runner. BK was originally a miler, he was a strength-based miler whose sweet spot was actually the 3K; I think his 7:30 3K,which he ran early in his pro career is better than his 12:58 5K. He was good at cross country because he had a very good physique and biomechanics for driving up hills and foot placement that was good for natural terrain. One of the best decisions he made was going to Indiana as opposed to a high mileage program.
TrackCoach wrote:
anacondarunner wrote:https://youtu.be/qwDUGD-NURcAnd that was his "long run"!
It happens at the 12:50 mark of this rather uncreative video about how to train for a 5k. Is anyone buying this?
No surprised at all, BK never saw himself as a long distance runner. BK was originally a miler, he was a strength-based miler whose sweet spot was actually the 3K; I think his 7:30 3K,which he ran early in his pro career is better than his 12:58 5K. He was good at cross country because he had a very good physique and biomechanics for driving up hills and foot placement that was good for natural terrain. One of the best decisions he made was going to Indiana as opposed to a high mileage program.
What pace is BKs normal mileage? Seems to imply his runs were at 6:00 pace? Guess recovery runs (read junk mileage) were unnecessary due to low mileage?
Sample training of Weldon Johnson (28:06)
Early Pre-Season (Feb. 2000)
All runs are at 7,100 ft. altitude and are untimed unless otherwise indicated
S A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles easy on grass/road/trails
M A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 14.5 miles high mountain run (starting at 8,200 ft, going up to 9,500 ft., then back down to 8,200 ft.) at slow pace but moderate effort owing to the uphill and the altitude, 5 medium to fast buildups on a level surface following the run
T A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles on grass/road/trails
W A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles at low altitude (1,000 ft.) w/ 7 miles in middle at high-end aerobic pace (untimed, but fractionally slower than threshold pace), 4 buildups during jog following high-end pace
R A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 15 miles on grass/road/trails
F A.M. 6.5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 14 miles easy on grass/road/trails w/ 4 light to medium speed buildups near end
S 24 miles easy at 3,200 ft. altitude on grass/trails w/ last several miles gradually picked up but untimed (water every few miles)
Total mileage for week = 151.5
Late Pre-Season (March 2000)
S 13 miles easy on trails
M A.M. 5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 13 miles comfortably-paced high mountain run (8,200 ft. to 9,200 ft.) w/ 4 buildups near end
T A.M. 6 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. (Altitude of 4,500 ft., repeats done on dirt track) 2.5 miles jog, 4 buildups, 2 strides, 5 x 1,600 @ 5:03, 4:53, 4:53, 4:52, 4:36/ 400 meters jog between each, 3 miles jog w/ 4 medium to fast buildups included
W A.M. 6 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. 14 miles easy on grass/road/trails
R A.M. 5 miles easy on grass/trails
P.M. (Low altitude of 1,000 ft.) 2 miles jog, 4 buildups, 3 strides, 8 miles @ 5:10 start, 5:04 average in middle, 4:46 last mile, 3 miles jog w/ 4 medium to fast buildups included
F 10 miles easy on grass/road/trails
S 25 miles easy at 3,200 ft.altitude on grass/trails w/ last few miles slightly picked up (water every few miles)
Total mileage for week = 122.5
Golden Variable wrote:
What pace is BKs normal mileage? Seems to imply his runs were at 6:00 pace? Guess recovery runs (read junk mileage) were unnecessary due to low mileage?
6:00 pace is a slow recovery pace for him
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